Alex Simmons


Alexandria Patrice Simmons is an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the head women's basketball coach at the University of Memphis. From 2018 to 2023, she coached at Gardner–Webb University.

Playing career

Simmons played college basketball at Tennessee from 2004 to 2009, where she won two NCAA championships as a player.

Tennessee statistics

Sources
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2005–06Tennessee326745.5%42.9%73.3%2.00.70.40.22.1
2006–07Tennessee3722249.7%36.6%77.6%4.10.90.80.46.0
2007–08Tennessee3322747.3%32.4%74.4%3.10.60.50.46.1
2008–09Tennessee3324943.2%22.9%75.4%5.91.60.80.27.5
Career13976546.3%32.3%75.7%3.80.90.60.35.5

Coaching career

Simmons began her coaching career as a graduate student manager at Kansas in 2009. She was later an assistant coach at Middle Tennessee and Ole Miss, working under her former high school coach Rick Insell at Middle Tennessee and Insell's son Matt at Ole Miss.

Gardner–Webb

Simmons was named the head coach at Gardner–Webb on April 24, 2018.

Head coaching record